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AI Summary
- The U.S. offers no federal paid parental leave, limited public childcare, and penalizes women's wages after parenthood, making it expensive to have children compared to other nations
- Many countries facing aging populations and declining birth rates are offering generous parental benefits, cash for children, and subsidized childcare to incentivize family formation
- The episode explores the economic opportunity where it's cheaper to have children abroad in countries offering substantial government support than in the U.S.